David Knijnenburg
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David Knijnenburg | |
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Born | David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg 3 April 1967 Brisbane, Australia |
Years active | 1988–present |
David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg (/kəˈneɪnənbɜːrx/; born 3 April 1967)[citation needed] is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann[citation needed] and in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre's numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC television series such as Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo![citation needed]. He is notable for his height – he is two metres (six-foot seven inches) tall.
He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who after David Tennant announced his resignation.[1][2][3]
Born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent (his mother was actress and model Jann Freeman)[citation needed], Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK Japan – Japanese Television[citation needed]. He has performed on stage alongside Lucky Grills, Gorden Kaye, Sue Hodge, Guy Siner, Katy Manning, Jason Gann, Chloe Dallimore, Steven Tandy, Jon English, Lewis Fiander and Tony Bonner[citation needed].
Contents
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2008 | Awake | William | Skevos Mavros |
2008 | Daybreakers | Vampire Commuter | Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig |
2007 | Deadline | Detective Steve Jackman | Dean Francis |
2004 | Wendy's Christmas | Narrator | Johannes Knijnenburg |
2003 | Counterstrike | Secret Service Agent | Jerry London |
2003 | About Face | Peter | David Knijnenburg |
2003 | Timmy's Christmas | Narrator | Johannes Knijnenburg |
2002 | Other People | Football Player | Keiran Galvin |
2002 | Scooby-Doo | Traveller | Raja Gosnell |
2001 | No Man (Or Woman) Is An Island | Doorman | Linton Vivian |
2001 | The Gift | Rupert | David Knijnenburg |
2000 | Walk The Talk | Bank Manager | Shirley Barrett |
1998 | Deep Impact | Refugee | Mimi Leder |
1996 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | Man in China Town | Stanley Tong |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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2003 | (s)truth | Pieter van Flaschen | Directed by Stephen Irwin for SBS Television |
2000 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World | Tribal Trader | Season 2, Episode 3 – Tourist Season |
2000 | Stepsister From The Planet Weird | School Teacher | Directed by Steve Boyum for The Disney Channel |
2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Police Deputy | Directed by Michael Pattinson for UPN Pictures |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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2009 | Tassie Talent Time | Reg Masters / Kermit the Frog | Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)[citation needed] |
2009 | The Brett Budgeon and Darryl Beaton Big Band Variety Show | MC / Kermit the Frog / Susan Boyle | Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)[citation needed] |
2009 | Ye Olde Britannia Music Hall | Chairman | Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)[citation needed] |
2008 | The Night Before Christmas | Godfather Drosselmeyer / Mouse King / Woodsman | Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players)[citation needed] |
2008 | Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall | Chairman | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions/ NARPACA)[citation needed] |
2008 | Much Ado About Nothing | Friar Francis / Sexton | Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players / Shakespeare on Oxford Festival)[citation needed] |
2008 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Chief Bromden | Directed by Tony Bonner (Jally Productions)[citation needed] |
2007 | Concert with the Stars | Co-Host and Soloist | Directed by Brett Budgeon[citation needed] |
2007 | Carousel | David Bascombe | Directed by Tony Alcock (Twelfth Night Theatre)[citation needed] |
2007 | Three Little Pigs | Dame Prudence Trotter | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)[citation needed] |
2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players / Shakespeare on Oxford Festival)[citation needed] |
2007 | Cats | Bustopher Jones / Gus the Theater cat | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2007 | 'Allo 'Allo! | Officer Crabtree | Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre)[citation needed] |
2007 | Lexie Turns To Stone | Lonny | Directed by Amy Ingram (Judith Wright Centre)played opposite Liana Werner-Gray[citation needed] |
2006 | Hitchcock & Herrmann | Alfred Hitchcock | Directed by David Knijnenburg and Jesse Rosenfeld (Melbourne Fringe Festival/ Darling You Were Marvellous Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2005 | Run for Your Wife | Detective Sergeant Troughton | Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre)[citation needed] |
2005 | Charlotte's Web | Mr Zuckermann | Directed by Lynn Pelgrave[citation needed] |
2005 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre NZ)[citation needed] |
2005 | The Taming of the Shrew | Gremio, The Tailor and Vincentio | Directed by Mark Conaghan (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2005 | Hitchcock & Herrmann | Alfred Hitchcock | Written and directed by David Knijnenburg (Shrine Pictures)[citation needed] |
2005 | Robin Hood And His Merry Men | Friar Tuck | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)[citation needed] |
2004 | The Rocky Horror Show | Doctor Scott | Directed by Tony Alcock (On The Boards Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2004 | Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall | Chairman and Soloist | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)[citation needed] |
2004 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twin Towns)[citation needed] |
2004 | Wit! | Ensemble | Directed by Jack Bradford (Bunbury Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2004 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre)[citation needed] |
2004 | The Soldier's Tale | The Devil | (Collusion/ Queensland Conservatorium)[citation needed] |
2003 | Brave New World Order | Barry Jumper | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse)[citation needed] |
2002 | S.C.Superstar | Bernard, Santa's Head Elf | Directed by Damian Lee (Stage Door Dinner Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | Wit! | Technician 3 | Directed by Jack Bradford (La Boite Theatre D-Lab)[citation needed] |
2002 | La Bamba | The Great Cummerbundini | (La Boite Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | Annie | Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jack Bradford (Brisbane Junior Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | La Bamba – Honk if you love... | Fritz Eberhardt von Kurfurstendam | (La Boite Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | Cole Porter's Can-Can | Boris Adzinidzinadze | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
2002 | Annie | Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jan Patterson (Ipswich Musical Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | La Bamba – Sunday Night Fever | Old Codger | (La Boite Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | Brave New World Order | Ensemble | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse)[citation needed] |
2002 | You Can't Take It with You | Paul Sycamore | Directed by Steven Tandy (Gold Coast Little Theatre)[citation needed] |
2002 | Salome | Herod Antipas | Directed by Leah Huxley (Nash Theatre)[citation needed] |
2001 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Potiphar, Naphtali | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2001 | My Fair Lady | Zoltan Karpathy, Harry | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)[citation needed] |
2001 | Oliver! | Mr Sowerberry | Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2001 | Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile | Simon Mostyn | Directed by Lynn Wright (Starbuck / QPAC)[citation needed] |
2001 | Bye Bye Birdie | Ed Sullivan, Company | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2000 | Whodunnit | Perkins, the Butler | Directed by Alex Lanham (Brisbane Arts Theatre)[citation needed] |
2000 | Les Misérables | Student / Company | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)[citation needed] |
2000 | Portrait -A Musical of Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray | Lord Fermor, Victor the Butler | Directed by John Wikman (A.P.I. Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
2000 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Naphtali / Pharaoh's Guard | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
1999 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Merriman, Lane, Oscar Wilde | Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
1977 | Deidre the Dog | Deidre | Directed by Catherine Owen-Chandler (Lady of Lourdes Theatre Company)[citation needed] |
Awards and nominations
In 2007 David was the voted "Best Dressed Male" for Style Magazine's Melbourne Cup Fashions on the Field.
Stage awards
- 1999 – Won – Harveys Award for The Importance of Being Earnest[citation needed]
- 2000 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Whodunnit[citation needed]
- 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile[citation needed]
- 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[citation needed]
- 2003 – Won – The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre[citation needed]
- 2003 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Emerging Artist[citation needed]
- 2006 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Best Playwright Hitchcock & Herrmann[citation needed]
References
External links
- David Knijnenburg at the Internet Movie Database
- David Knijnenburg at Austage
- David Knijnenburg Image Search
- Matilda Awards 2005
- ABC Radio Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- Melbourne's THE AGE Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- The Groggy Squirrel Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- Melbourne Stage Online Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- EngvarB from August 2014
- Use dmy dates from August 2014
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010
- 1967 births
- Australian male film actors
- Australian people of Dutch descent
- Australian male stage actors
- Australian male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Brisbane